Advanced Nurse Practitioner General Practice

The Role The successful candidate will be expected to Undertake autonomous clinical assessment of patients presenting with a wide range of acute and ongoing health problems Take comprehensive patient histories and undertake appropriate clinical examinations Formulate differential diagnoses and develop appropriate treatment and management plans Request and interpret investigations where appropriate Prescribe medication within their competence and scope of practice, where appropriately qualified Provide advice, treatment, health promotion and preventative care Recognise and appropriately manage clinical risk, including identifying patients requiring escalation or referral Make appropriate referrals to other services and healthcare professionals Support the assessment and management of patients with long-term conditions Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team Contribute to the continued development and delivery of high-quality services within the Practice Care Home Responsibility A key element of the position will be responsibility for supporting one of the Practice's care homes.

The successful candidate will:
Act as the main clinical point of contact for the care home, providing continuity of care and developing an effective working relationship with the care home team Undertake a scheduled weekly ward round at the care home, reviewing residents and responding to clinical concerns raised by the care home team Provide appropriate clinical assessment, review and management of residents with acute and ongoing health needs Support proactive care and ongoing monitoring of residents, helping to identify changes in health needs at an early stage Request and interpret appropriate investigations Prescribe medication where appropriately qualified and within their professional competence and scope of practice Make appropriate referrals and escalate clinical concerns to a GP or other healthcare professional where required Liaise and work collaboratively with care home staff, GPs, families and members of the wider multidisciplinary team to support coordinated, safe and effective care Maintain accurate and timely clinical records following care home consultations and reviews